The following testimonials are taken from LinkedIn.com and are based on my own freelance work as well as work I have undertook whilst under the employment of various companies and organizations.

Web Designer | Stirling Creative

“Initially I had imagined creating a website to be an arduous process consisting of headbutting,constant drafts and rejections but with Thomas Stirling and Stirling Creative this wasn’t the case at all, the experience has been nothing less than a true pleasure. In fact I am so satisfied with the Thomas’ work I was compelled to to write this recommendation.
Thomas Stirling is something of a rarity in the creative world, its as if he has an ambidextrous mind. For example he is a truly gifted artist, an intelligent and creative thinker able to think way outside the box yet hes able to bring it home on time with incredible diligence and detail.
In my opinion it wouldn’t do justice to call Thomas’ work noteworthy, it is better defined as ground-breaking as what I thought was a simple website project has turned into a cutting edge tool and a rock-solid platform for my business to confidently stand on. I am more than satisfied with Thomas’ service, If you decide to consult with Thomas and Stirling Creative I guarantee you’ll be satisfied as you will be in the hands of a truly talented professional who will provide you with mind blowing results that work to your benefit. Once again, I tip my hat to Stirling Creative and highly recommend this incredible service without an inkling of hesitation.”
May 2, 2011
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, Creative
Sean Skapars, Owner Skapars Design Group LLC,
hired Thomas as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2011

“I’ve worked with a number of website designers, and Thomas and his services stand out. He listened very carefully to everything I wanted and he delivered a distinctive design concept and a very professional final product that met my criteria. Throughout the project, he consistently suggested improvements I had not thought of and functionality enhancements I didn’t even know existed. In short, he was creative, attentive, worked quickly, and surpassed all my expectations. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with him and look forward to doing so, in the future. Thomas added great value to my business.”
June 2, 2010
Top qualities: Great Results, High Integrity, Creative
Kathryn Earle
hired Thomas as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2009

“Thomas was referred to me by a colleague in the industry as I had to design a website for my new business from scratch. He took what little input I provided him and designed an elegant and functional website that had all the content I requested and more. He also did a fantastic job making sure the website was optimized with the necessary tags so that we had high placement in search engine results. We have already received numerous visits to the website as a result. Thomas was quick to respond to any requests for changes and proactive in collaborating with our programmers to get the project completed quickly. I can strongly recommend his services.”
June 18, 2008
Top qualities: Great Results, Good Value, On Time
Angelica Jeffreys
hired Thomas as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2007

“Tom worked with a team of volunteers from a church who had some ideas for redesigning the church’s Web site. He listened carefully to our ideas, communicated clearly and diplomatically with us, and delivered a beautiful site that implemented our vision. It took our site to the next level, making it stand out among the sites of our peer parishes. I have worked with many graphic designers, mainly book designers, and I value a designer who is a good listener and who knows how to make some rough ideas a reality. That is certainly the kind of designer Tom is; I recommend him highly.”
June 10, 2008
Top qualities: Personable, High Integrity, Creative
Penny Stratton
hired Thomas as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2005

“Thomas did a fabulous job creating my website. He listened to what I wanted and delivered a gorgeous product, and was responsive when I made several more requests! he were technically astute as well.”
November 13, 2009
Top qualities: Personable, Creative
Laura Smith
hired Thomas as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2005

“When faced with the need for a user friendly website, we didn’t know where to begin. Tom actually created the entire site for us from “soup to nuts” with very pleasing colors and an easy format to navigate. He always is immediately responsive and finds a creative solution to our questions and needs. We could not be more pleased with his work.”
November 16, 2006
Mike Mazer – President, New England Watercolor Society
hired Thomas as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2006

Web Designer | Effective Student Marketing, Inc.

“I had the pleasure to work with Thomas on various social media and Google AdWords campaigns while at Effective Student Marketing. Thomas’ creative web and graphic design increased click through rates, lead conversions, and overall campaign effectiveness to attract and retain potential customers. Thomas is a very talented artist and I am confident in his abilities to engage customers in a variety of industries.” February 7, 2011

Eric Mitchell, Account Coordinator/Administrator, Effective Student Marketing, Inc. worked directly with Thomas at Effective Student Marketing, Inc.

Web Designer | Clearly Creative

“Thomas and I have worked together as colleagues at Clearly Creative for the past several months. When one of my work assignments took me out of the country Thomas volunteer to set up a blog with photo album so that I could report back to my business colleagues on my work. Thomas was incredibly responsive and efficient. He had my blog and photo site up and running in no time and whenever I encountered any sort of difficulty with my reporting, he was quick to troubleshoot and correct the problem. Thomas is a talented web designer – - and as a bonus, he is most pleasant to work with.”
November 21, 2009
Bill Nichols, Marketing Consultant, Clearly Creative ®, LLC
worked with Thomas at Clearly Creative

“We carefully selected Thomas to join our team of talented professionals, having high expectations for his performance. He quickly exceeded those expectations by designing high quality websites and consultative deliverable products in a responsive and interpersonally deft manner. A pleasure to have on the Clearly Creative team, Thomas is someone who I am confident will continue to make us proud.”
November 21, 2008
David Gowel, President & CEO, Clearly Creative ®, LLC
managed Thomas at Clearly Creative ®, LLC

Web Designer | DataOne Software

“Thomas was right on top of anything I needed in regards to updating our website.”
February 11, 2009
Bethany Mavronicles, Art Director, Ekman Stimson Advertising
was with another company when working with Thomas at DataOne Software

“From all of my interactions with Thomas, he handled himself in the most professional of manners. His quality of work was by far, exceptional. In addition to quality, his speed and efficiency were second to none. I recommend Thomas Stirling wholeheartedly, as I know he will succeed in any project he works on.”
December 9, 2008
Michael Mavrofrides, Student, The George Washington University
worked with Thomas at DataOne Software

“I worked with Thomas at DataOne Software for 18 months. While we worked with different groups, in a couple of instances, we worked on the same projects and they were all very positive experiences. Thomas is a great designer, is easy to work with and was respected and well liked by everyone at DataOne Software.”
November 17, 2008
Jake Maki, Data Manager / Business Development, DataOne Software
worked with Thomas at DataOne Software

“Thomas is a diligent detail oriented worker. He accepts all tasks as a challenge and strives for perfection. His creativity is brilliant.”
November 13, 2008
Diane Langlais, Director of Finance, DataOne Software
managed Thomas indirectly at DataOne Software

“I was lucky enough to work closely with Thomas. He has an incredible work ethic which was essential to our team as it required long days and tons of pressure as we were quickly signing business and building sites under a tight deadline. His work was flawless and the design team at DataOne Software was a true family that produced quality professional work usually under deadline. I would recommend Thomas to anyone looking for a top designer who is not afraid to roll his sleeves up and get the job done. Anyone would be fortunate to have him!”
November 11, 2008
Heather MacKinnon, Director of Sales, DataOne Software
managed Thomas indirectly at DataOne Software

“I had the pleasure of working with Thomas at DataOne. Thomas was one of my ‘go to’ people in that if I needed anything done of a graphical or design nature I could count on him to produce top notch work. From company insignias to marketing materials Thomas has a keen eye for cool design. And he turns out his work very quickly. I remember an instance where I had hired a marketing company to create a brochure for DataOne. After 2 months they came in with subpar drafts and nothing they had come up with was exciting. I asked Thomas to take a look at it. Within two days Thomas had created what ended up being our flagship brochure. In fact I was so impressed with the design that we modeled our new web site after it. Thomas has a great sense of humor and works very well in team situations. Thomas has my highest respect and is someone I feel very fortunate to have worked with him!”
July 29, 2008
Jock Pereira, President & CEO, DataOne Software
managed Thomas indirectly at DataOne Software

“Thomas is truly a great designer and always moves forward with his designs. He continues to push the envelope when it comes to the look of a website, never a cookie cutter design always interactive, inventive, colorful and creative. Thomas is a hard working, reliable and works well in a team, he is always willing to help others to get the job done. I would recommend Thomas for all design related jobs because he has the ability to artistically design in any and all situations. He is a great asset to a design team.”
July 22, 2008
Katelyn Fogarty, Web & Graphics Designer, DataOne Software
worked directly with Thomas at DataOne Software

“Thomas came on at DataOne with a focus of taking our website designs to the next level while keeping the same level of functionality and usability. His efforts met with great success and the quality of form and function on our websites increased dramatically. He has been solely responsible for executing the design ideas of dozens of websites and has done so admirably. Thomas is calm and stable and is a pleasure to work with – his focus is admirable and something that always impressed me.”
May 28, 2008
Michael Cooper, Lead Product Developer/CTO, DataOne Software
managed Thomas indirectly at DataOne Software

“Thomas does a great job of listening to the client and creating a website based on their needs and their likes. This shows that he’s great at listening and comunicating to the clients. His designs are unique, artistic and creative while still creating a site within the scope of what the customer is looking for. He is a valuable team player to our web team and has helped make it the success that it is”
May 28, 2008
Jill Afzelius, Support and Training Manager: DataOne Software, Dominion Enterprises
worked with Thomas at DataOne Software

“Thomas’ creative designed continued to impress everyone around him, finding innovative ways to present web sites while sticking solidly to the needs and desires of each individual client. His sheer artistic talent and mastery of photo & video editing software as well as web design make him an invaluable asset to the company.”
May 27, 2008
Nicholas Doucette, SEO Specialist, DataOne Software
worked directly with Thomas at DataOne Software

Graphic Designer & Artist | Shannon Games Ltd

“Tom was a fantastic asset to Shannon Games. His ‘can do’ approach to his work coupled with the innovative ideas he brought to the company helped Shannon Games win our awards. The consistant high quality and originality of his work on our many projects helped us with our success. It was a sad day and a great loss to Shannon Games when he moved Stateside.”
June 2, 2008
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Creative
Ewan Shannon
hired Thomas as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2005, and hired Thomas more than once

Web Designer | Net46 Design Ltd

“Thomas was an integral part of net46 design ltd, Tom, was innstrumental in innovative and creative designs for our clients, When there was a job to be done you could always rely on Tom to make sure the work was done to the very highest standards. Tom was always willing to give new technologies a try, and made sure Net46 was operating using the best technology available.”
July 3, 2008
Brian Graham, Director, Net46 Design Ltd
worked directly with Thomas at Net46 Design Ltd